Friday, January 31st, 2020

Math

Stacking! The moment all parents have been waiting for: DOUBLE-DIGIT STACKING with and without regrouping!!!

Stacking is an efficient addition procedure, but it requires that it be carried out precisely and without missing any steps. We have sent home a practice booklet for students to work on their stacking. Please check their folders or backpacks. 

Here are the steps we have been using.

No Regrouping

Step 1: Stack the double-digit numbers carefully with the Ones lined up in the Ones column and the Tens lined up in the Tens column.

Step 2: Start in the Ones. Add up the Ones. Do you need to regroup?

Step 3: Move to the Tens. Add up all the tens. 

Regrouping

Step 1: Stack the double-digit numbers carefully with the Ones lined up in the Ones column and the Tens lined up in the Tens column.

Step 2: Start in the Ones. Add up the Ones. Do you need to regroup?

Step 3: Move to the Tens. Add up all the tens. 

Here are a couple of practice pages if you're hungry for more:

Inquiry

What's Up With The Weather?

We have been tracking the weather (without windchill) in Calgary, Iqaluit, and Halifax. We have analyzed the data thus far and the students noticed:

1. Halifax has been the warmest, but never the coldest.

2. Iqaluit has been the coldest, but never the warmest.

3. Calgary has been both the coldest and the warmest.

Arctic Legends

Northern Lights The Soccer Trails

We studied the Arctic Legend: Northern Lights The Soccer Trails

Students are looking for characters, magical elements, setting features, and a message in the Arctic stories that we are reading. Soon students will use these features to write their own Arctic story inspired by Arctic Legends.

You can listen to a summarized version of this story here:

Northern Lights The Soccer Trails

Art: Weaving

Thank you for the donations of yarn! We have started to weave our artistic interpretations of the Northern Lights. Check out some of our very early work.

*** Please try and find a short stick to bring to school for your child to attach their weaving to when they are finished.

 

 

 

Teacher's Pet Soapstone Carving

The fees for the upcoming in-class field trip (Soapstone Carving) have now been entered into the system and you can now pay for this online. 

This activity will take place for Mr. Sandberg and Mrs. Craig on Tuesday, February 4th, 2020 at 1:00pm and will go until 3:00pm with no break. 

Students will be carving an Inukshuk

Thank you to the volunteers that have reached out to support this activity.

Wonder Hour!

Dear Parents and Guardians of Grades 1, 2 & 3 students,

We are excited to be offering Wonder Hour Clubs at Royal Oak School in April and May.  Wonder Hour is an opportunity for students to engage for one hour in cross-grade, co-curricular activities in an area that interests them!  They will take place during Friday on April 3, 17, and 24 and May 1, 8, and 29.  Students will have an opportunity to select their top three Wonder Hour choices during class next week. We are hoping that you can take the time to read and discuss the Wonder Hour descriptions with your child so they can make an informed decision next week. We would like to thank the Royal Oak School Fundraising Society for supporting supplies required to run successful clubs!

Sincerely,

Royal Oak School

2020 Wonder Hour Clubs

Please find the below description of the Wonder Hour Clubs 

happening at Royal Oak School this year!

Name of Club	Description
The World of Harry Potter	Become a student at Hogwarts by immersing yourself in experiences only fit for a true wizard.  Muggles are excepted.  You will be sorted into your Hogwarts House, play Quidditch, learn potions and compete in a Tri-Wizard Tournament among many other activities.  “Working hard is important but there is something that matters even more: believing in yourself!”
Introduction to Coding Games	This club is for beginners who have not experienced coding before. Students will work through basic coding skills through games on code.org
Keva Blocks	Keva Block building challenges! Students will use their knowledge of building and creativity to solve a variety of challenges using Keva Blocks.
LEGO Club	LEGO building challenges every week!
D&D: Wizards, Elves, and Rogues	Role playing, story building, and cooperative problem solving. Students will learn to play a simplified version of Dungeons and Dragons. They will create a character, create a map, and use problem solving, dice rolls, and team work to solve challenges and build a story in a fantasy world.
Board Games	Students will explore a variety of different board games in cooperative teams.
Multimedia Arts	Every week we will do a different mulit-media art or craft project.  We will use paper, craft supplies, paint, plasticine etc.
Sing and Move	The Grade 1&2 Sing and Move Club will prepare some music/movement for our Volunteer Tea
French Culture	French Culture Club- Students will be introduced to French language, art, music and culinary delights.
Puppet Making & Storytelling	Retell popular stories orally and perform these stories using puppets created from a variety of materials. Design and create different types of puppets to use in creating mini puppet theatre performances.
Curling	Students will learn about indoor curling and will have the opportunity to participate in a round robin tournament
Art	Students will explore a variety of media and techniques to create artwork.
Outdoor Club	Students will participate in a variety of outdoor activities, rain or shine. We will meet each week in the gathering space and play games/activities on the field/compound/hill/wetlands!  Some examples of possible activities include: scavenger hunts, mini hike, exploring our wetland, walking wise, finding sit spots, sharing circle, picnic, capture the flag, the animal game, hop scotch, cloud watching, catching and identifying bugs, flowers, trees, etc.